Northern District of Illinois • 1:26-cv-01573

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Feb 11, 2026

PETITION for writ of habeas corpus filed by Beknazar Mairambekov against Pamela Bondi, Todd M. Lyons, Kristi Noem, Samuel Olson in their official capacities Filing fee $ 5, receipt number AILNDC-24716442. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit Passport of B. Mairambekov, # 3 Exhibit I-94 of B. Mairambekov, # 4 Exhibit F.P. Receipt of B. Mairambekov, # 5 Exhibit EAD of B. Mairambekov, # 6 Exhibit CDL of B. Mairambekov, # 7 Exhibit ICE Locator of B. Mairambekov)(Taskin, Harun) (Entered: 02/11/2026)

#2

Feb 11, 2026

MINUTE entry before the Honorable Steven C. Seeger: Judge Steven C. Seeger hereby issues this order in his capacity as the presiding emergency judge in this district. Petitioner has filed a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 challenging his present detention in ICE custody. Pursuant to the Court's authority under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651, the government is ordered not to remove Petitioner from the jurisdiction of the United States and not to transfer him to any federal judicial district other than those in the States of Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin. See A.A.R.P. v. Trump, 145 S. Ct. 1364, 1369 (2025) (citing 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a)) ("[T]he Government represented on the record in federal court that it reserved the right to remove detainees after midnight. We had the power to issue injunctive relief to prevent irreparable harm to the applicants and to preserve our jurisdiction over the matter."); United States v. United Mine Workers of Am., 330 U.S. 258, 293 (1947) ("The District Court had the power to preserve existing conditions while it was determining its own authority to grant injunctive relief."). If the Petitioner is already, as of the posting of this order, located outside of Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin but within the United States, or is in the midst of transportation outside of those States to another State, then this bar on transfer does not require the immediate return of the Petitioner as long as Respondent intends to hold Petitioner within the United States. The Clerk shall email a copy of this order to Tom Walsh, Chief of the Civil Division, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, Craig Oswald, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois, and Joshua Press, AUSA, United States Attorney's Office, Northern District of Illinois. Mailed notice. (jjr, ) (Entered: 02/11/2026)

Feb 11, 2026

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey T. Gilbert. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 2). (nh, )

Feb 11, 2026

CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached Consent To form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (nh, )

#13

Feb 24, 2026

Order on Motion for Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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Feb 25, 2026

MEMORANDUM Opinion and Order: Mairambekov arrived in the United States seeking safety and liberty through humanitarian parole and asylum. Over the last three years he has built a life residing and working in Illinois. He has no criminal history, n or is there any indication he poses any danger to the community. He followed the designated procedures for entry into the United States and diligently complied with each obligation required of him under immigration law. Outrageously, it was his com pliance that enabled Respondents to arrest him and sweep him across state lines to be detained without bond, contrary to well-established law and antithetical to ideal of liberty. The Court cannot permit this injustice. For these reasons, the Court grants Mairambekov's petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The Court orders Respondents to immediately release Mairambekov from custody and to provide him with a bond hearing pursuant to § 1226(a) within five calendar days of this Order. T he Clerk is further ordered to substitute Brinson Swearingen, currently Mairambekov's immediate custodian, as the Respondent and to amend the case name in CM/ECF to reflect this change. The Court's prior Order stands that, so long as he is in custody, Mairambekov is not to be removed from the jurisdiction of the United States and shall not be transferred to any judicial district outside the states of Illinois, Wisconsin and Indiana. If Mairambekov is transferred to another facility or other location, Respondent must notify the Court and Mairambekov's counsel. Signed by the Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman on 2/25/2026. Mailed notice. (ym)

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May 22, 2026

Judgment - AO450